13 ‘Bachelor’ Contestants That Stayed In The Spotlight After The Show

Talk about being there for the right reasons. For a number of former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants, going on to have a career in the spotlight was only natural. With millions of Americans rooting for them to find love, and determined to follow them into their personal lives at home, it makes sense that a lot of contestants would turn that audience into money-making machines after the show ends. Whether it’s on other reality television shows or hosting talk shows of their own, these former romantics have found a way of translating their time in reality television into pretty lucrative careers in the spotlight.

And I can’t say I blame them for milking that situation for all its worth. For many of these contestants, their lives totally turned around in their newfound fame. Many of them went from everyday jobs, like working in marketing or as an elementary school teacher, to careers that kept them securely in the limelight. That’s not a terrible gig, as long as you don’t mind the cameras following you for the rest of your life.

But some of these former contestants don’t seem to mind at all. Instead of shrinking back into the shadows after their time on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, these contestants decided to ride the fame train as far as it would take them.

1. Andi Dorfman

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After finding and losing love as The Bachelorette, Dorfman didn’t go back to being a lawyer. Instead, she wrote a tell-all book about her time dating on, and after, the reality television show.

2. Sean Lowe

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After finding love with Catherine Giudici, Lowe went on to star in a number of reality TV shows, including Dancing with the Stars, Celebrity Wife Swap, and Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.

4. Lauren Bushnell

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With her fiancé, former Bachelor Ben Higgins, Bushnell started another Bachelor spin off. The reality show follows the beloved couple as they settle into life post-reality television... although I’m not sure how genuine that’s going to be since they’re still on reality television.

5. Ben Higgins

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In addition to joining his fiancée in the Bachelor spin off, Higgins has also opened up about his desire to pursue a political path. That might be a first for Bachelor Nation, but having a number of constituents already in love with him certainly couldn’t hurt.

6. Jade Tolbert

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This model and television personality has turned her time on The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise into a gold mine. She currently is a social media maven, selling a number of products to all of her followers for a good deal of money.